Hood-holder.



G. [VIVA- BIANCO.

HOOD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5. I917.

Patented July 2, 1918.

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Be it known that I, GUY M. A. BLANGO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Hood-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention is directed to improvements in hood holders forautomobiles,

and has for its object to provide a device of this character soconstructed that it will etfectuallyhold the hood sections in apartially raised positionto permit air to freely circulate within thehood to cool the engine. A further Ob]t of thGlIlVGIltlOll is to providea device of this character so constructed that it can be easily andquickly.

attached to the radiator rod of the automobile. i

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of thistype which is formed from a single strip ofresilient metal so fashionedthat one or both of the hood sections can be held in raised. positions.

Still another object of the invention is to produce a holder of thisnature so constructed that the same will yieldably engage the interiorsurface of the hood sections, when in their lowered positions, and holdthe same against rattling.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of*an=automobile, partly in section, showing the holder in place; one endof the holder being engaged interiorly of a section and the otherholding a hood section in its raised position.

Fig. 9, is a perspective view of the device, showing the same clamped tothe usual radiator rod.

The holder consists of a single strip 1 of resilient metal of suitablewidth and length, and is bent longitudinally into bow form, the freeends of which are turned upwardly and outwardly to provide pockets 2,which are adapted to receive the lower edges of the hood sections 3,whereby said sections may be held in raised positions.

The strip 1 is provided intermediate its ends with a loop 4: fordetachably engaging the usual radiator rod 5, as clearly shown in Fig. 2of the dra ing. Si c the hold r is Specification of Letters Patent.

formed from resilient metalthe loop a may be expanded to permit theradiator rod to sass thereinto, after which the clamping bolt 6 ismanipulated to cause the loop to contract to firmly clamp the rod 5,thereby firmly holding the holder in proper position, and engaged withthe hood sections 3 whether the same are raised or lowered, as shown inFig. 1. 1

"It will be noted that the pockets 2 have their outer portions formedwith extensions 7, :which yieldably' engage the inner sur faces of thehood sections 3, when said sectionsyare in their closed or loweredpositions, thereby preventing any undue rattling of the sections whenthe automobile is in motion. I

it is of course understood that the length of the strip 1 is such thatwhen the hood sections 3 are in their lowered positionsthe tendency ofthe holder. is to spring outwardly. Thus'it will be seen that theextensions will yieldably engage the respecfive sections, and hold thesame against rattling.

When it is desired to cool the engine the sections 3 are raised, and thelower edges thereof are placed in the pockets 2, thus permitting air tofreely circulate around the engine. These hood sections have their loweredges provided with heads 8, as is usual, and since the pockets 2 areshaped to conform with the beads, it is obvious that the sections, whenengaged in the pockets will be firmly clamped therein against accidentaldisplacement, but may be readily removed when it is desired to close thehood. In Fig. 1 of the drawing the holder is shown with one of itspockets supporting one hood section 3 in its raised position, while theother pocket is shown with its extension 7 engaged with the interiorsurface of the adjacent hood section to prevent rattling thereof.

If desired the bolt 6 may be dispensed with since the loop 4: is an openone, may be readily sprung upon the radiator rod, and being resilientwill retain the holder in place, in an obvious manner.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a device for thispurpose has been provided which is extremely simple in construction andoperation, and one which can be easily attached to an automobile withoutmarring the same. i

It is thought that the construction and Patented July 2, 191..Application filed November 5, 1917. Sean No. 200,274.

lllllll operation, and many advantages of the herein described inventionWill be apparent to those skilled in the art Without furtherdescription, and it Will be understood thatthe various changes in thesize, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

The nu'mber of: vpocketson each end of the strip-may be varied, wherebythe hood sections 3- may be held in different adjusted positions ifdesired, it being of course understood that the pockets will be arrangedin vertical spaced relation.

- What isclaimed is:

1. =As a a new article of manufacture, a holder for automobile hoodsections, consisting of a single strip of metal, means formed centrallyof: the stripfor detachably engaging the radiator rod of the automobile,both ends of said strip beingfreeand'provided with pockets for.detachably engaging the lower edges of the hood sections.

2. A hood holder for automobiles comprising a strip, said strip havingpockets formed upon each end for receiving the lower edges of thehoodsections, said strip serving to hold the pockets spaced relation andin elevated positions, and means carried by the strip for attaching theholder toan automo- I bile.

3. As a: .new article of manufacture, a holder for automobile hoodsections, consisting of a single strip of resilient metal, said stripbeing disposed transversely within the automobile hood, and. having aresilient clamping loop formed between its free ends for detachablyengaging the radiator rod of the automobile, and resilient pocketsformed onthe free ends of the strip for detachably engaging the loweredges of the hood sections to hold the same elevated.

a. In combination Withthe radiator rod Copies otthis patent may beobtained-for of an automobile, a hood holder consisting of a singlestrip of resilient metal having pockets formed upon its ends fordetachably engaging the lower edges of the hood sections, said striphaving a loop formed centrally thereof for engaging the radiator rod,

and means for clamping the loop to the rod.

5 In combination with the radiator rod of an automobile, a hood holderconsisting of a single strip of resilient metal having pockets formedupon its ends for engaging the lower edges of the hood sections to holdthe same elevated, said pockets having extensions carried thereby foryieldably engaging the hood sections when the same are in their loweredpositions, and a clamp carried by the strip between the pockets fordetachably engaging the radiator rod.

(3. In combination with the radiator rod of an automobile, a hood holderconsisting of a single length strip of metal bent intermediate its endsto provide a resilient loop for clamping engagement with the radiatorrod, and pockets formed upon each end of the strip for detachablyengaging the hood sections.

7. In combination with the radiator rod of an automoblie, a hood holderformed from a strip of metal having pockets upon its ends for engagingthe hood sections to hold the same in raised positions, said strip beingbent intermediate its ends to provide a loop for clampingly engaging theradiator rod, said loop being disposed above the plane of said pockets,as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GUY M. A. BIANCO.

Witnesses C. J. Roonns, R. IV. HAumNo'roN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

